SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492016-12-09T22:10:18-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #295878 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Customer #295878urn:uuid:1e6fdcf8-7441-ebf2-0ad6-67ecc8193d232014-11-18T15:02:31-07:00<p>I wrote a library for this. The repo also includes a schema how to connect this display.</p>
<p>see https://github.com/renes/fourDigitLCDDisplay</p>Customer #574885 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Customer #574885urn:uuid:4954f8e0-be78-6768-4f0e-f0583072ecd22014-07-16T10:21:26-06:00<p>Can this be used outdoors without the display fading due to the sun?</p>stylesuxx on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)stylesuxxurn:uuid:abb805e2-b35d-9947-b142-e431c21cc7322014-07-06T08:15:43-06:00<p>Is there a kicad lib for this part?</p>Customer #355007 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Customer #355007urn:uuid:403c917b-69ca-8ab4-9487-a3bc5b93a0ca2014-04-19T22:05:44-06:00<p>Has this been corrected yet? Is there an alternate library for them?</p>oconnor.jb on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)oconnor.jburn:uuid:7818d057-1995-a5ee-762f-ee656fee2ce02014-03-26T13:00:39-06:00<p>Thanks. I&rsquo;m using the <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/733" rel="nofollow" >shift register</a> available from SparkFun (TI chip), and while I couldn&rsquo;t decipher for sure from the datasheet, the fact that you said &ldquo;some would&rdquo; was enough for me to give it a try. It worked great. I wrote the code to do it both ways - cycling through digits, turning on all segments, then writing the registers AND cycling through the segments one at a time. Got about the same brightness on the segments either way. I started out using a 330ohm resistor for each digit cathode, but found that if I just connect directly to the shift register pin I get a bright display without frying the segment (blue LEDs).</p>
<p>My test code just counts from 1 to 9999, but I added in a delay between each segment that descends from 250 to 0 and then resets as each number in the count changes, so I get a nifty visual effect as the count approaches multiples of 250.</p>Kamiquasi on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:36d6bd86-5f8c-2df5-51c0-61033d61131b2014-03-25T20:04:54-06:00<p>Most can, but you&rsquo;d have to check the datasheet of the shift register you&rsquo;re using. Keep in mind that when you do this and display, say, the number 8, the pin on that shift register will have to be able to sink the current for all 8 <em>unless</em> you cycle through each of the segments. A far more common route is to put multiple shift registers in series so that you get a register big enough to cover all of the segments in your display set up. Google around - all roads lead to Rome.. it&rsquo;s just figuring out which Rome you want to go to that&rsquo;s the hard part :)</p>oconnor.jb on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)oconnor.jburn:uuid:881f9a39-a7c5-3bdf-2923-c1903c25617c2014-03-25T17:46:47-06:00<p>I was able to get one of these working with a shift register to control the segments, but still used pins on my RedBoard to select digits. Can a shift register also sink current, link an Arduino GPIO pin, so that I could do the digit selection through the shift register too?</p>TLLabs on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)TLLabsurn:uuid:40687260-c56e-c28a-afd7-55cbdd31dd402014-01-29T13:28:52-07:00<p>The Eagle footprint for these are off. The Eagle part is ~2.497" wide however the part is 2.824" wide. The height is fine.</p>Kamiquasi on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:12e3433a-a2d7-bf65-a84f-f7aad3603a072013-10-13T18:11:49-06:00<p>yes and yes; last picture shows one in a mini breadboard, and here&rsquo;s how you can hook up displays like these to an Arduino: <a href="http://allaboutee.com/2011/07/09/arduino-4-digit-7-segment-display-tutorial/" rel="nofollow" >Arduino 7 Segment 4 Digit LED Display Tutorial</a>. Note that although the author references a SparkFun display, it may be an older model - so double-check which pins you need to connect where :)</p>
<p>Once you&rsquo;ve got it up and running, you may wish to google around for documents on how to drive these using a shift register to reduce the number of pins you&rsquo;d take up on your Arduino, or even look at the Serial 4-digit 7-segment displays on offer here.</p>Ouranos on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Ouranosurn:uuid:e65b9d27-8d6f-ff75-fc09-8fdc0b0b55d52013-10-13T15:22:41-06:00<p>does this work with arduino and breadboard?</p>Customer #65537 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Customer #65537urn:uuid:e1dd0206-977f-dc73-f3aa-7c1a48c0d5f82013-01-19T05:54:31-07:00<p>Just got a few blue and yellow of these to test out. Haven&rsquo;t done much other than bread board them to make sure everything lights up. In my setup I drove a particular segment (e.g. segment a or b) on all four digits simultaneously, then I would check segment b, c, d, etc. My multimeter gave me 2.35 mA draw for four leds (total, not each) using a 1 kOhm resistor. For any indoor application, the blue is easily visible only drawing 0.5 mA per segment continuous (5 V, 4.7 kOhm test resistor driving one segment). The yellow units are not as bright and draw more current (0.68 mA, 5 V, 4.7 kOhm), but I think the amber/gold color looks really good.</p>
<p>Edit: The yellow can be bright, but take more current. According to the datasheet specs blue @ Vf=3V, Ic=20mA, the yellow @ Vf=1.9V, Ic=30mA. But blue has twice the luminosity of yellow at half the current. They are both plenty bright enough though.</p>Sleepwalker3 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Sleepwalker3urn:uuid:72b13680-762d-963b-7f1e-fab77d0607b82013-01-07T03:26:06-07:00<p>Yes, I said the same thing over on the Red version of this - SF please modify the Serial LED display to allow the pinout for this unit, that would be a much more useful product!</p>Sleepwalker3 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Sleepwalker3urn:uuid:76148ede-40cb-183b-6f6b-78d78e7327c32013-01-07T03:23:32-07:00<p>Has pins.</p>Chandhooguy on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Chandhooguyurn:uuid:81c90682-16c1-4d83-14c5-1169b4b257122013-01-01T22:04:30-07:00<p>Are these SMD? Or are those pins on the bottom? Also, do you need a breakout board for it?</p>nodoubtman on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)nodoubtmanurn:uuid:074a213f-0102-d155-7705-a0dfc9122b402012-12-21T16:12:21-07:00<p>you are right, common cathode shit in the datasheet it does say commun anode&hellip;</p>Sleepwalker3 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Sleepwalker3urn:uuid:a7b5aa92-de45-b63e-9af8-ee6dde2e7fb42012-11-21T22:37:16-07:00<p>Yeah, I have the same question as Magnethead, a serial version of this like COM-11441 would be good.</p>magnethead on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)magnetheadurn:uuid:b66a8189-8d9d-e4ba-b908-d777f3fbdc052012-11-07T02:12:07-07:00<p>Is there any plan for a serial backpack for these like the smaller ones???? I don&rsquo;t care if you have to put four SMD Darlingtons on it to handle the current/voltage issues&hellip;.I buy the serial ones all the time, and they aren&rsquo;t near big enough, these are!</p>Kamiquasi on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:23d1ba31-7bc0-2e04-1f7b-2323af31b8352012-10-25T17:35:54-06:00<p>They removed it for the time being as the datasheet they had received was incorrect. D'oh. I&rsquo;m sure somebody from SFE will reply to you once a correct datasheet is available.</p>nodoubtman on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)nodoubtmanurn:uuid:6353c599-44e3-f366-2c95-412aea5765912012-10-25T17:25:45-06:00<p>really COMMON ANODE!!!</p>nodoubtman on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)nodoubtmanurn:uuid:107e04b4-c173-3fa4-d791-333f1ac2ccc02012-10-25T17:25:26-06:00<p>Where is located the datasheet??</p>
<p>thank you!
good night!
marC:)</p>Kamiquasi on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:4196e517-1dec-1ede-e634-12d16e7409da2012-10-22T18:59:48-06:00<blockquote><p>They are COMMON CATHODE, not common anode.</p></blockquote>
<p>D:</p>rsp on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)rspurn:uuid:2bb3d052-f15e-f7c9-3abc-15df3874ed462012-10-22T18:41:40-06:00<p>The actual forward voltage of the blue and white displays is 3.2V @ 20 mA.</p>l0gikG8 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)l0gikG8urn:uuid:070b54b1-b8cc-021b-7fe6-e432c45f06bc2012-10-19T10:00:12-06:00<p>That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s in the previously posted datasheet. It seems the wavelength and all the specs except luminous intensity are the same as the red display. Copy &amp; paste by the manufacturer?</p>Customer #239829 on COM-11408 - 7-Segment Display - 20mm (Blue)Customer #239829urn:uuid:3253083d-acad-a912-49b4-1324f58782c02012-10-18T15:54:58-06:00<p>1.9V forward voltage for blue LEDs? Aren&rsquo;t they usually in the ~ 3V range?</p>